Multi-input multi-output read-channel architecture for recording systems - In a particular embodiment, a storage device includes a data storage medium and a read/write circuit coupled the data storage medium via a communication channel. The read/write circuit includes a formatter circuit to receive a read back signal related to data stored on the data storage medium and to produce an output vector related to the read back signal. The read/write circuit further includes a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) equalizer coupled to the formatter circuit and adapted to generate an equalized output vector related to the output vector. The read/write circuit also includes a MIMO detector coupled to the MIMO equalizer and adapted to generate hard bit decisions based on the equalized output vector.

2010-08-19

20100211840

METHOD FOR RETRANSMITTING IN THE MULTI-CARRIERS SYSTEM - A method for reducing retransmission overhead in a system based on the asynchronous channel-adaptive retransmission scheme is disclosed. If the possibility of performing data retransmission is high, the system provides a method for transmitting synchronous duration (SD) information. According to the method for transmitting the SD information, the system does not transmit scheduling information whenever receiving a retransmission request, and synchronously transmits data during a predetermined synchronous duration. Namely, the data can be retransmitted without using the scheduling information.

DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROCESSING DATA IN DIGITAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM - A digital broadcast receiver and a control method thereof are disclosed. The control method of the digital broadcast receiver includes receiving a broadcast signal into which mobile service data and main service data are multiplexed, extracting transmission parameter channel (TPC) signaling information and fast information channel (FIC) signaling information from a data group in the received mobile service data, acquiring a program table describing virtual channel information and a service of an ensemble, which is a virtual channel group of the received mobile service data, using the extracted FIC signaling information, selectively detecting a first message descriptor mapped with time information or a second message descriptor not mapped with time information, using the acquired program table, performing a control operation to display a message defined in the detected message descriptor.

2010-08-19

20100211853

High Reliability and Low Power Redundancy for Memory - An integrated circuit containing a memory array, a redundancy circuit and a redundancy error correction circuit coupled to said redundancy circuit. A method for constructing a redundancy word which corresponds to each memory segment and a method for error checking the redundancy word during a memory access request.

2010-08-19

20100211870

DOCUMENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for displaying an image according to a document including a plurality of block elements on a display screen, each block element defining an image of an object having a size relative to the size of the screen when displayed, the object being capable of being overlaid with a text or another image of another object, includes: a data acquisitor for obtaining the document; and a processor for executing a process including: extracting the block elements from the document; determining at least one of the block elements defining an image of an object to be displayed on the display screen on the basis of size of the image of an object; and displaying the image of the object defined by the at least one of the block elements determined together with any associated text or another image object of another object overlaid onto the image of the object.

2010-08-19

20100211875

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - In an apparatus configured to reproduce audio guidance corresponding to a screen, when there is an instruction to switch to a screen in a backward direction, since audio guidance has already been reproduced once during a screen transition in a forward direction, the same audio guidance is not reproduced again.

2010-08-19

20100211876

System and Method for Casting Call - Systems and methods for casting calls are provided. A casting call is generated based on information provided by an individual (e.g., a casting call manager). The casting call may indicate a particular video clip and designates a recipient for submissions related to the casting call. A user interested in participating in the casting call may submit a query. In response to the query, the user is provided with access to the video clip for modification. Such a modification may involve incorporating a recording of a performance into the video clip. As a result, the modified video clip may be generated whereby the user becomes the “actor” in the modified video clip. The modified video clip may be evaluated for compliance with any parameters set by the creator of the casting call and then submitted to the designated recipient.

2010-08-19

20100211881

METHOD FOR PREPROCESSING AND DISPLAYING WEB PAGE, MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND OPERATION INTERFACE THEREOF - A method for preprocessing and displaying web page, a mobile electronic device, and an operation interface thereof are provided. In the method, an interested web site address corresponding to an update rule is defined. Then, a web page source data of the interested web site address is downloaded according to the update rule. The web page source data or a data structure generated by parsing the web page source data is stored, wherein the data structure can be displayed by the browser. When the interested web site address is selected, the browser parses the web page source data or displays a web content of the interested web site address according to the data structure. By preprocessing the interested web site address concerned by users, the speed of opening the web page content thereof is increased and the efficiency of browsing web page can be significantly improved.

2010-08-19

20100211899

Virtual Marketplace Accessible To Widgetized Avatars - A system for creating and providing clothing and accessories for avatars, including within a virtual marketplace is disclosed. The system includes computer programming resident on at least one networked server, wherein the computer programming provides a creation tool and an online marketplace having at least one virtual storefront. A user access to the online marketplace includes a user-directed, computer programmable avatar, and further includes a computing device communicatively connected to the at least one networked server.

2010-08-19

20100211910

STICKY FUNCTIONALITY - Manipulation of elements in a graphical user interface is aided by allowing the graphical user interface to treat certain mouse button actuation and releases as holding the mouse button in an actuated state. When predetermined conditions are satisfied, the graphical user interface will treat a mouse button actuation and release as if the mouse button were held in an actuated state. A user can then manipulate elements in the graphical user interface as if the user held the mouse button in an actuated state. The types of manipulation can include the moving of a window, the resizing of a window, moving an icon, and the scrolling through the visible portion of a window.

2010-08-19

20100211912

Interactive Graphical User Interface for an Internet Site Providing Data Related to Radio Frequency Emitters - An interactive graphical user interface adapted for receiving user power down requests and for providing data related to RF emitter sites through a plurality of logically interrelated and interactive graphical monitor screens including: a search screen presenting plural location criteria for the sites, and adapted for receiving location requests; an information screen having a plan view MPE map; a wide area aerial map; a photographic camera view; and a list of site facts; a contacts screen presenting information about the RF emitters on a selected site, including an identity a broadcaster, owner, property manager, and municipal entity; and a request screen adapted for accepting, for a selected RF emitter, a power down request.

2010-08-19

20100211919

RENDERING OBJECT ICONS ASSOCIATED WITH A FIRST OBJECT ICON UPON DETECTING FINGERS MOVING APART - A method comprises detecting two fingers touching a first object icon on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions. The first object icon is associated with on or more constituent elements. In response to such detecting, the method causes additional object icons to appear on the display. Each additional object icon represents a constituent element of the first object icon.

2010-08-19

20100211926

CAPTURING INFORMATION ACCESSED, UPDATED AND CREATED BY PROCESSES AND USING THE SAME FOR VALIDATION OF CONSISTENCY - Techniques for extending a process model with specification of information consumed. A receiving operation receives specification of process information consumed by a process implementation of the process model. Another receiving operation receives specification of activity process information consumed by activities employed by the process implementation of the process model. The information consumed is information that is or needs to be used without being passed through exposed interfaces. A generating operation automatically generates an extended process model using a computer processor. The extended process model includes specification of exposed interfaces, the process information consumed by the process implementation, and the activity information consumed by the activity implementation. Further embodiments includes techniques for identifying information inconsistencies in the extended process model if the information consumed not available as called for by the extended process model.

2010-08-19

20100211941

SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC MANAGEMENT OF APPLICATIONS ON REMOTE DEVICES - Management of applications on remote devices is performed independently of managing platform software. A per platform player using a common protocol to communicate and receive applications is installed on a device. The player is developed and installed independently of applications which run using commands supported by the player. On player startup, the player obtains boot instructions, fetches an application manifest, and obtains player and application resources using the application manifest from a content and application server. The content and application server determines application resources to send to the player and tracks applications and application versions installed on a per user/per platform basis.

2010-08-19

20100211947

ZERO-COPY NETWORK I/O FOR VIRTUAL HOSTS - Techniques for virtualized computer system environments running one or more virtual machines that obviate the extra host operating system (0/S) copying steps required for sending and receiving packets of data over a network connection, thus eliminating major performance problems in virtualized environment. Such techniques include methods for emulating network I/O hardware device acceleration-assist technology providing zero-copy I/O sending and receiving optimizations. Implementation of these techniques require a host 0/S to perform actions including, but not limited to: checking of the address translations (ensuring availability and data residency in physical memory), checking whether the destination of a network packet is local (to another virtual machine within the computing system), or across an external network; and, if local, checking whether either the sending destination VM, receiving VM process, or both, supports emulated hardware accelerated-assist on the same physical system. This optimization, in particular, provides a further optimization in that the packet data checksumming operations may be omitted when sending packets between virtual machines in the same physical system.

2010-08-19

20100211957

SCHEDULING AND ASSIGNING STANDARDIZED WORK REQUESTS TO PERFORMING CENTERS - Techniques for allocating work requests to performing centers include generating options for assigning the work requests to the performing centers. The options are based upon predetermined historical factors capturing work request characteristics and performing center characteristics. For each of the options, the work requests are scheduled to determine a corresponding duration of the work requests, and an overall cost is computed. One of the options is selected based on the overall cost and the corresponding duration.

2010-08-19

20100211958

AUTOMATED RESOURCE LOAD BALANCING IN A COMPUTING SYSTEM - A method for automated resource load balancing in a computing system includes partitioning a plurality of physical resources to create a plurality of dedicated resource sets. A plurality of separate environments are created on the computing system. Each created separate environment is associated with at least one dedicated resource set. The method further includes establishing a user policy that includes a utilization threshold, and for each separate environment, monitoring the utilization of the associated at least one dedicated resource set. The physical resources associated with a particular separate environment are automatically changed based on the monitored utilization for the particular separate environment, and in accordance with the user policy. This provides automated resource load balancing in the computing system.

Point of Decision Display System - The technology described herein provides a point of decision display system and method that delivers an interactive advertisement to a consumer when the consumer is in the process of making a decision. The system includes: a display system controller, a video display device to display an interactive advertisement to a consumer when the consumer is in a process of making a decision, an audio output device to provide audio for the interactive advertisement to the consumer, a sensor processing unit to trigger the display system controller to display the interactive advertisement to the consumer, a presence sensor to sense the consumer in the process of making the decision, and a content delivery server to provide content through the display system controller and video display device to the consumer.

2010-08-19

20100211981

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRESENTING A SEQUENCE OF CONTENT AS PROJECTIONS FOR RECONSTRUCTING THE SEQUENCE AT FULL OR LOWER QUALITY - A content presentation system comprising content playing apparatus and content providing apparatus operative to receive an array of digitally represented numbers, representing content as P points in D-dimensional space, to generate therefrom a plurality of projections on at least one sub-space of a vector space comprising a span of at least one D-dimensional vector, and to provide the plurality of projections to the content playing apparatus, the content playing apparatus being operative to reconstruct the array of digitally represented numbers from the plurality of projections and to expose human users to content accordingly.

2010-08-19

20100211986

Reception Apparatus, Reception Method, Program, and Communication System - Provided is a reception apparatus receiving reception data including at least image data representing a predetermined image and graphic data representing a first graphic that is enlarged by a predetermined enlargement factor to be synthesized with the predetermined image, the reception apparatus including: an acquisition portion to acquire server access information for connecting to a delivery server that delivers high-quality graphic data representing, instead of the first graphic enlarged by the predetermined enlargement factor, a second graphic that is to be synthesized with the predetermined image and has a higher image quality than the enlarged first graphic; a reception portion to receive the high-quality graphic data from the delivery server based on the server access information; and a synthesis portion to synthesize the second graphic with the predetermined image based on the high-quality graphic data and the image data.

2010-08-19

20100211998

System, Apparatus and Methods for Storing Links to Media Files in Network Storage - When a user purchases digital rights to a media file, or otherwise obtains the right to have a copy of the media file downloaded to the user's wireless device, a link to the media file that is stored in the media database is stored in a user storage database. When the user desires to have the media file downloaded to the user's wireless device, the user sends a request to the network. The network performs a check to determine whether the user is authorized to receive the requested media file, and if so, causes the requested media file to be downloaded to the user's wireless device where the media file is stored in the local memory of the wireless device for playback by the user on the wireless device.

2010-08-19

20100205715

Article of Clothing with Aperture - An article and method is disclosed having a yarn knitted into a fabric panel including a base plurality of rows, a descending plurality of rows, and an ascending plurality of rows. The panel having interior and exterior surfaces, a first and a partially adjacent second margin. Included is an aperture therethrough from the interior to the exterior, the aperture is disposed in a portion of the first and second margins. The aperture forms an aperture periphery, wherein the descending and ascending rows correspond to the aperture periphery and the first and second margins correspond to the base rows. The descending rows each decrease by at least a stitch from the base rows and the ascending rows each increase by at least a stitch from the descending rows, wherein the aperture periphery forms a smooth transition from the exterior to the interior while having no reduction in panel stretching flexibility.

2010-08-19

20100205729

Toilet Flusher having a Defined Substance Dispensing Amount - Toilet flusher comprising a power source, control unit, sensor unit, and at least one first container that contains a first preparation and that may be connected to the toilet flusher, wherein the toilet flusher comprises at least one pump that cooperates with the power source, control unit, and sensor unit such that a defined dispensing amount of at least one substance preparation is dispensed independently of the arrangement of the toilet flusher in or on the toilet bowl and/or of the amount of flushing water acting on the toilet flusher.

2010-08-19

20100205746

ADAPTIVE PNEUMATIC SITTING AND RECLINING CUSHION FOR VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT - A sitting and reclining cushion is divided into a seat cushion and a back cushion, which are configured in an essentially identical manner. A sleeve consisting of a textile material with low elasticity contains a plurality of tubular pockets consisting of an identical material and joined longitudinally to said sleeve by means of seams. Each pocket is likewise connected to its neighbour or neighbours by means of seams. Each pocket contains a pouch, which consists of an elastic plastic and comprises a valve, and can be filled with compressed air. As a result, the pockets modify their shape, thus tensioning the sleeve and forming the actual sitting or reclining surface. The optimised shape of the cushion structure can be adapted to individual requirements for comfort by means of different air pressures in the pouches.

2010-08-19

20100205765

DEVICE FOR CLEANING CHILLED ROLLS - In a device for cleaning chilled rolls that can keep higher cleanliness of a brush, a brush includes a rotatable cylindrical barrel including a number of suction through-holes extending from an outer periphery to inside, the barrel extending in parallel with an axis of the roll, grouped cleaning wires implanted on the outer periphery of the barrel and forming a helical bank extending from one end to the other end of the barrel for cleaning of the roll, and a dust suction port at one end of the barrel and in communication with an inner space of the barrel, the dust suction port being connected to an exhaust mechanism.

2010-08-19

20100205768

BRUSH ASSEMBLY OF VACUUM CLEANER - A brush assembly, having a brush body, a brush cover mounted on the brush body, a suction port formed on the brush body, and a pet hair removal unit, is provided. The pet hair removal unit includes at least two pet hair removal members that are disposed apart from each other; and the at least two pet hair removal members rotate with respect to the brush body when the brush assembly moves forward and backward, alternately contacting a surface being cleaned, thereby removing dirt or dust such as pet hair from the surface being cleaned.

2010-08-19

20100205797

APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BODILY FLUID TEST STRIP - There is a dry test strip holder having a test port and a retainer defining a well about the test port, and a sheet of test strip material. A test element that is 50% or less greater than the size of the test port is cut from the sheet using a die and punch. The punch drives the test element through a channel in the die while the cone-shaped outer surface of the die spreads the retainer, allowing the test element to drop into the well. A cap is snapped over the retainer to capture the test element.

HANGING DISPLAY TAG - A hanging display tag for supporting a product, such as a flexible hose, includes a substantially planar body. A first opening formed in the body can extend over a horizontally extending bar of a point of sale product display area, to suspend the tag therefrom. A second opening formed in the body can retain a product such as flexible hose. The second opening includes a central opening, first slots extending from the central opening, and second slots extending from the first slots.

Sill Flashing and End Dam Assembly - Various embodiments of the invention are directed to a sill flashing assembly configured to fit within a lower portion of an opening in a wall. The sill flashing assembly comprises: (1) a central sill flashing member having a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion; and (2) at least one end dam member. The substantially vertical portion extends upwardly adjacent an interior edge of the substantially horizontal portion, and the substantially vertical portion defines at least one channel. The end dam member has a planar base and at least one tab extending at an angle greater than zero degrees from an interior edge of the planar base. The tab has a height that is shorter than a height of the interior edge of the planar base, and the tab engages the channel when the end dam member is installed adjacent an end of the central sill flashing member.

Device for Closing Containers with Screw Caps - A device for closing containers, particularly bottles, with screw caps, having at least one rotatably drivable closing head in which a closure-specific closing element is exchangeably retained, a positive-fit quick-change mechanism for the respective closing element is embodied in the closing head, and in the release state of the quick-change mechanism the closing element can be laterally removed or inserted essentially perpendicular to the rotational axis of the closing head.

2010-08-19

20100205937

Method and system for injecting a liquid - Method for controlling an injector intended for injecting a pollution-control liquid additive into the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine at a flow rate governed by a given frequency and opening time of the injector, the injector having a calibration curve that establishes, at given frequency, pressure, temperature and nature of the liquid, the amount of liquid injected during an opening of the injector as a function of the duration of this opening, this curve comprising at least one linear zone (calibration line) and a non-linear zone, said method being characterized in that in the linear zone the parameters of the calibration line are used and in the non-linear zone use is made of a set opening time and a variable frequency according to at least one calibration point established for this purpose. SCR system to which this method can be applied.

COMPENSATION TANK FOR A HYDRAULIC MOTOR VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM - A fluid reservoir for a motor vehicle hydraulic brake system, having a housing with at least one fluid chamber, the housing preferably having a housing upper part and a housing lower part, a reservoir warning device for monitoring the reservoir filling level of the fluid reservoir, a filler neck for filling the fluid reservoir, a cap for fluid-tight closure of the filler neck, provisions for pressure balancing of the fluid reservoir and preferably a canister-shaped filling filter arranged in the area of the filler neck and having a wall and a base.

2010-08-19

20100205988

Condensing Unit Having Fluid Injection - A climate control system is provided and may include a compressor, a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the compressor, a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the compressor and the first heat exchanger, and a third heat exchanger disposed between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger. A conduit may be fluidly coupled to the third heat exchanger and the compressor and may selectively supply fluid to the compressor. A valve may control a volume of fluid supplied to the compressor via the conduit and a controller may control the valve based on a discharge temperature of the compressor and a super heat temperature of the third heat exchanger.

2010-08-19

20100206013

SEQUENTIAL ENZYME DELIVERY SYSTEM - A process for fabric washing in which fabric is treated sequentially with at least two different enzymes, the process comprising the steps: 1. treatment with one or more proteases, followed by 2. treatment with one or more of a second enzyme characterised in that the or each second enzyme(s) of the second step is/are of a different enzyme family to the protease(s) in the first step.

2010-08-19

20100206014

WASHING MACHINE HAVING A GASKET - A washing machine includes a housing with a front panel defining a front opening, a tub defining a tub opening, and a drum in the tub rotatable on a rotation axis and defining a drum opening. The drum is connected to a motor defining a rotation direction. The tub opening and the drum opening define a gap enabling drum rotation while the motor is rotating the drum. The washing machine further includes a ring-shaped gasket providing a substantially waterproof seal between the front panel and the tub and including a front rim engaging the front opening, a rear rim engaging the tub opening, and a collar having a first end adjacent the rear rim and projecting radially inwardly beyond the gap to a second end. A collar thickness between the first end and the second end is not uniform around the gasket.

2010-08-19

20100206024

ELECTROMECHANICAL NON-NUMERIC CONTROL FOR LOCKS - A light fence represented by aligned apertures in a plurality of wheels permits the passage of a light beam to a sensor to activate an electro-mechanical control for a lock. Such an arrangement avoids the sound-producing mechanical action of the typical tumbler lock and safeguards discovery of the opening combination. Rather than the typical case of a numerical sequencing combination, a novel approach is taken by using visual pattern recognition to align the apertures. The electro-mechanical control of the present invention additionally features optimized energy use, customizable settings, precision positioning, and an expansion of possible combination permutations by including direction of rotation.

2010-08-19

20100206049

Gas Sensor, Gas Measuring System Using the Gas Sensor, and Gas Detection Module for the Gas Sensor - A gas sensor, which is extremely compact to be arranged for separated gas piping in semiconductor device manufacturing equipment, a gas measuring system using such gas sensor, and a gas detection module for the gas measuring system. The gas sensor has a gas detection device containing a dielectric semiconductor, the electric conductivity of the gas detection device varying in response to the degree of adsorption of gases to the gas detection device, a capacitive element connected in series to the gas detection device, and a pair of electrodes which are connected to electric terminals of an electric element comprising the gas detection device and the capacitive element, wherein the gas sensor is capable of detecting the degree of adsorption of gases to the gas detection device from an electrical response to a voltage which is applied to the electrodes and which periodically varies and reverses in polarity.

STORAGE APPARATUS FOR A MEASUREMENT PROBE - The invention relates to a storage apparatus for a measurement probe for use with a coordinate positioning machine. The storage apparatus has at least one receptacle for a measurement probe. At least one receptacle connector is provided for electrical connection with at least one probe connector on a measurement probe located in the receptacle. The at least one receptacle connector is configured such that it can be displaced so as to disconnect it from the probe connector of a measurement probe located in the receptacle.

2010-08-19

20100206094

Device and Method for Sample Collection and Concentration - An apparatus and a method for concentrating a target substance in a liquid has been invented. The apparatus comprises a first reservoir with inlet openings for introducing a fluid comprising a target substance into the first reservoir and a second reservoir separated from the first reservoir by a partition permeable to permit the fluid to traverse the partition while retaining the target substance in the first reservoir.

2010-08-19

20100206110

OUTPUT GEAR-EQUIPPED REDUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - The output gear-equipped reduction device has an output flange for taking out rotation reduced by a reduction mechanism, an output shaft provided on the output flange and having a smaller diameter than the output flange, and an output gear provided on the output shaft and having an addendum circle greater than the diameter of the output shaft. The output flange, the output shaft, and the output gear are integrally formed as an output flange section, an output shaft section, and an output gear section of a single output member in that order in the axial direction with the above-stated dimensional relationship maintained. The integral output member is supported at the output shaft section by a casing via bearing means.

2010-08-19

20100206115

LINEAR BEARING ASSEMBLY WITH SPHERICAL ROLLERS - A linear bearing employs spherical roller bodies which are contained in a roller nut body with two drive helixes and two return helixes which form a continuous loop in the nut body. The return helixes are offset from the drive helixes and have a pressure relief cutout to allow for movement of the spherical roller bodies through the return helix region.

2010-08-19

20100206119

GRASS SEED BAG END EFFECTOR - An embodiment is a robotic arm end effector. The end effector generally comprises an actuator assembly, a positioning palm assembly, a claw assembly, a tamp assembly, and an end plate. The end effector of an embodiment may grasp and move bulk items. More specifically, the end effector of an embodiment may grasp bulk items and/or products contained in bags or sacks, move them, and deposit and/or stack the bags or sacks. For example, the end effector of an embodiment may grasp products such as grass or other agricultural seed contained in a synthetic (e.g., poly-weave) or natural fiber bags and stack them on a pallet.

2010-08-19

20100206149

TUBE CUTTING DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF - A tube cutting device and method thereof are disclosed, which are adapted for performing a remote tube cutting operation upon a tube. The tube cutting device is comprised of: a holding unit; a cutting unit; and a control unit, connected to the holding unit and the cutting unit in a remote manner; wherein, the control unit is capable of directing the holding unit to hold and move a tube to a specific position and thereafter directing the cutting unit to perform a cutting operation upon the tube. With the aforesaid tube cutting device, an operator operating the tube cutting device can perform an cutting operation upon the tube remotely without having to contact directly with the tube, and thus the operator is prevented from having to stay in a working environment containing hazardous materials, such as radioactive pollutants, gas/liquid with strong acid or alkali, etc., so that the safety of the tube cutting operation can be enhanced. In addition, as the tube cutting device is simple in structure, the manufacturing cost thereof is comparatively low but still possess high cutting efficiency.

2010-08-19

20100206168

DRYER FOR AIR SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE - A dryer for an air suspension for a vehicle, includes a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, a desiccant disposed between first and second filters within the housing, and a guide member including a shielding cylinder portion and a plate portion having plural communication holes, wherein the guide member is disposed between the inlet port and the first filter positioned closer to the inlet port, supports the first filter and the desiccant and guides a fluid to the desiccant, the shielding cylinder portion includes an opening and forms a flow passage for guiding the fluid, the fluid is guided to the desiccant from the inlet port via the shielding cylinder portion, and the flow passage and the communication holes, so that the fluid is dried by the desiccant and is then discharged from the dryer as a dry air to the air suspension for the vehicle.

2010-08-19

20100206190

SPRAY DAMPENER - It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a spray dampener which prevents the foreign matter such as ink mist from being introduced into the spray dampener and prevent the dampening water in the spray dampener from being leaked outside that.

ANIMAL SHELTER STRUCTURE - An at least partially open sided outdoor animal shelter structure to condition animals, when positioned within the structure, to a desired physiological state by controlling the environment in the structure, the structure including a floor to support animals, side supports, a water impervious canopy supported by the side supports, the canopy being supported above at least part of the floor, the canopy allowing at least some ambient light to pass therethrough and into the structure, and wherein there are ways in which to control the temperature and/or airflow under the canopy in a passive manner such as by a movable shade cloth, that in one condition is located intermediate of the canopy and the animals to offer shade to the animals when in the structure and in at least one other condition is retracted from being positioned to offer shade to such animals.

2010-08-19

20100206247

Adjustable Pet Raincoat - An adjustable pet raincoat and a method of using the raincoat are disclosed. An adjustable pet raincoat comprises one or more foldable torso covers and an inflatable head cover. Each torso cover has one or more sections and can be fully extended or folded. A torso cover can also be attached to another torso cover to form a bigger one to fit the size of a pet. Torso straps and a chest strap are attached to torso covers and used to anchor the pet raincoat on a pet. In a further embodiment, sections of a torso cover are connected to their neighboring sections only at their middle part of divided lines to allow flexible use of each section.

2010-08-19

20100206253

POWER UNIT FOR SMALL-SIZED VEHICLE - A power unit for a small-sized vehicle that includes a valve operating system equipped with a hydraulic valve operation mode change mechanism capable of changing the operational mode of an engine valve, and a clutch device disposed between a crankshaft and a shift mechanism so as to switch hydraulically between connection and disconnection of power transmission, wherein a discharge outlet of one oil pump (

2010-08-19

20100206266

CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE MOUNTED ON VEHICLE - When an automobile is traveling on a road surface with a low friction coefficient upon a shift of an engine to idle operation in the process of stopping the automobile from traveling, a target engine speed of the engine is reduced by a value equivalent to a reduction in a drive request value for any auxiliary at a time point corresponding to start of reduction of the drive request value.

2010-08-19

20100206299

SOLAR PANEL - A solar panel that utilizes the sun's rays to heat a liquid to be used for providing heat or hot water includes front and rear parallel clear plastic panels. The front panel is intended to face the sun and is substantially transparent so that the sun's rays can pass there through The rear panel has a reflective coating thereon wherein rays from the sun are reflected back toward the space between the panels. Located within the space are a plurality of conduits formed by a plurality of internal walls that extend between the panels and the left and right side edges. Within the conduits is a darkened oily liquid that is heated by the incoming rays of the sun and the rays reflected by the rear panel. In a preferred embodiment, the front and rear panels and the internal walls are extruded as a single unit.

2010-08-19

20100206308

HEATING ELEMENT, HUMIDIFIER FOR RESPIRATORY APPARATUS INCLUDING HEATING ELEMENT, AND RESPIRATORY APPARATUS - An apparatus for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a flow generator to generate a flow of breathable gas; a humidifier chamber to contain a supply of water; a first flow path to deliver the flow of breathable gas from the flow generator to the humidifier chamber; a second flow path to deliver the flow of breathable gas from the humidifier chamber to a patient interface; and a wicking element and/or a flat, elongate heating element provided at least in the humidifier chamber. A method of delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient includes generating a flow of breathable gas; and humidifying the flow by passing the flow over a supply of water. Humidifying the flow includes heating the supply of water and/or the flow with a heating element in thermal contact with the water and/or the flow before passing the supply of water, the flow over the supply of water, and/or the flow after passing the supply of water; and controlling a voltage applied to the heating element to control the humidity of the flow. A tube for use in delivering a flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a circuit including electrically conductive ink provided on an inner surface and/or an outer surface.

2010-08-19

20100206318

FILTER FOR A TOBACCO PRODUCT - The invention relates to a cigarette holder-type component, which is intended to be attached to a tobacco product and can be adapted to the suction head of the tobacco product so that the smoke travels through the component during smoking. The component contains porous material, into which an aqueous solution containing at least one aldehyde-binding compound has been absorbed to form an aldehyde-binding filter. In the component that is to be attached to the tobacco product, the water content of the material is kept at a level where the aldehyde-binding compounds are capable of reacting with the aldehydes in the smoke, changing them into a harmless form.

Two-Part Solar Energy Collection System With Replaceable Solar Collector Component - A two-part solar energy collection system for installation on a planar support surface (e.g., a rooftop) includes a permanent positioning component including a base structure and a replaceable solar collector component including solar energy collection elements fixedly mounted on a support frame. Each collection element includes an optical element arranged to focus solar radiation onto a focal line, and a linearly-arranged solar energy collector (e.g., PV cells) fixedly maintained on the focal line. The replaceable solar collector component is secured to a rotating platform of the base structure such that the focal lines of the solar energy collection elements are maintained in a plane that is substantially parallel to the support surface, and the rotating platform and replaceable solar collector component are collectively pivoted by a positioning system around a rotational axis to align the PV cells) parallel to the received sunlight beams.

2010-08-19

20100206366

PHOTOVOLTAIC MULTI-JUNCTION WAVELENGTH COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods are disclosed for current loss compensation in multi-junction photovoltaic cells. The use of direct electrical contact with the interconnect layers in a multi-junction PV cell can improve cell efficiency over variable lighting conditions. Electrical contact with some or all of the interconnect layers can advantageously permit disconnection of subcells operating at low current or voltage. The result is multi-junction PV cells that can adapt to variable lighting conditions and compensate for a decrease in current in certain subcells, thereby advantageously improving a multi-junction PV cell's total output current.

2010-08-19

20100206383

FEED HOPPER FOR POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT PUMPS - A drill cuttings transfer device that includes a pump having an inlet for receiving the drill cuttings and an outlet for discharging the drill cuttings; and a feed hopper in fluid connection to the inlet of the pump, the feed hopper comprising: at least one air nozzle configured to provide a flow of air to the drill cuttings is disclosed.

2010-08-19

20100206395

FUEL SUPPLY APPARATUS - A fuel supply apparatus is for connecting a device including at least a part of a power generation section that has a fuel cell and having a fuel injection section with a fuel cartridge having a fuel supply section so as to send fuel in the fuel cartridge to the power generation section side. The fuel supply apparatus includes a holder having a first connector to be connected to the fuel injection section of the device, a second connector to be connected to the fuel supply section of the fuel cartridge, and a connecting pipe connecting the first connector with the second connector. A guide member for guiding connection between the first connector of the holder and the fuel injection section of the device is provided.

2010-08-19

20100206397

Device for collecting and dispensing roof rain water - The container is mounted onto the structure and attached to the bottom of the rain gutter. It collects rain gutter water and pumps the water out across the lawn area using a battery/solar powered system, using a sump pump with hoses and nozzles. It also keeps leaves and debris from collecting in the unit and thus expelling them out of the unit using a debris disposal mechanism which is also powered by the battery/solar system. It is mounted on the structure using a T-channel bracket with siding shims. The solar panel is mounted onto the unit and is used to charge the battery which is inside the container.

2010-08-19

20100206423

INSERT RAPIER - An insert rapier includes a weft-holding portion at a bottom portion of a rapier head. Rear and front walls are provided at a distal side of the rapier head with respect to the weft-holding portion and protruding from both sides of the bottom portion, thereby having a warp-dividing function. The insert rapier can guide a weft, which intersects with warps at a predetermined angle, to the weft-holding portion. The rapier head includes a tongue piece provided at the distal side with respect to the weft-holding portion, in a region between the weft-holding portion and the rear wall. The tongue piece has a distal tip located lower than the rear wall, and has an upper ridge gradually ascending from the distal tip toward a proximal side. The tongue piece is movable to a position above the rapier head or toward the proximal side.

Molded Product and Manufacturing Method Thereof - A molded product and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed, in which the insulating layer of uniform thickness is formed in a narrow clearance between plural metal bodies. Surroundings of metal plates spaced at specified intervals are covered with insulating polymer to insulate them electrically. A spacer polymer which consists of insulating polymer whose melting point is T1 is arranged between the metal plates, and a molded part which consists of insulating polymer whose melting point is T2 (

2010-08-19

20100206482

PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND TEMPERATURE MEASURING METHOD AND APPARATUS USED THEREIN - A plasma processing apparatus includes a temperature measuring unit; airtightly sealed temperature measuring windows provided in a mounting table, for optically communicating to transmit a measurement beam through a top surface and a bottom surface of the mounting table; and one or more connection members for connecting the mounting table and a base plate, which is provided in a space between the mounting table and the base plate. In the plasma processing apparatus, a space above the mounting table is set to be maintained under a vacuum atmosphere, and a space between the mounting table and the base plate is set to be maintained under a normal pressure atmosphere, and each collimator is fixed to the base plate at a position corresponding to each temperature measuring window, thereby measuring a temperature of the substrate via the temperature measuring windows by the temperature measuring unit.

DISTRIBUTION UNIT IN AN INLET BOX FOR A DEWATERING PRESS - A distribution unit for adding a fiber suspension to an inlet space in a dewatering press is disclosed. The distribution unit comprises a distribution housing, which forms at least one distribution slit intended to be connected to the inlet space of the dewatering press, and at least one inlet member for adding the fiber suspension to the distribution slit. The distribution housing is provided with at least one opening to the distribution slit and a matching hatch for sealing the opening. The hatch is hinged to the distribution housing so that it is pivotable relative to the distribution housing between a first position and a second position. An inlet box is also disclosed comprising a number of the distribution units.

2010-08-19

20100206547

Apparatus and Method for Recovering Fluids From a Well and/or Injecting Fluids Into a Well - Methods and apparatus for diverting fluids either into or from a well are described. Some embodiments include a diverter conduit that is located in a bore of a tree. The invention relates especially but not exclusively to a diverter assembly connected to a wing branch of a tree. Some embodiments allow diversion of fluids out of a tree to a subsea processing apparatus followed by the return of at least some of these fluids to the tree for recovery. Alternative embodiments provide only one flowpath and do not include the return of any fluids to the tree. Some embodiments can be retrofitted to existing trees, which can allow the performance of a new function without having to replacing the tree. Multiple diverter assembly embodiments are also described.

2010-08-19

20100206564

SAMPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for supporting a tubing bundle during installation or removal. The apparatus includes a clamp for securing the tubing bundle to an external wireline. In various examples, the clamp is external to the tubing bundle or integral with the tubing bundle. According to one method, a tubing bundle and wireline are deployed together and the tubing bundle periodically secured to the wireline using a clamp. In another embodiment, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for coupling conduit segments together. A first pump obtains a sample and transmits it through a first conduit to a reservoir accessible by a second pump. The second pump further conducts the sample from the reservoir through a second conduit. In a specific example, one or more clamps are used to connect the first and/or second conduits to an external wireline.

2010-08-19

20100206591

MULTI-MODE DRILL WITH MODE COLLAR - A drill includes a housing and a motor coupled to an output member by a transmission. The transmission can selectively couple the output member to an output spindle through a low speed output gear or a high speed output gear for rotating the output spindle at a first speed or a second speed, respectively. Alternatively or additionally, a low speed mode can be provided by actuating an electronic switch that limits the speed of the motor. A rotatably fixed hammer member and a rotatable hammer member can be mounted around the output spindle. A mode collar can be rotatably mounted on the housing and around the output member for movement to positions that correspond to various mode of operation, including a low speed mode, a high speed mode, and a hammer-drilling mode. In the hammer-drilling mode, the transmission operates in the high speed mode.

2010-08-19

20100206601

WATERPROOF ENCLOSURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A waterproof enclosure includes a first enclosure section and a second enclosure section. The first enclosure section has an opening along which a gasket is provided. The gasket has a body section and a lip section protruding from the body section. The second enclosure section is disposed opposite the first enclosure section. The second enclosure section has a planar surface and an inclined surface. The inclined surface of the second enclosure contacts the lip section of the gasket, and the body section of the gasket contacts the planar surface of the second enclosure section.

SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE AND PACKAGE STRUCTURE USING THE SAME - A substrate structure and a package structure using the same are provided. The substrate structure includes a number of traces, a substrate core and a number of first metal tiles. The substrate core has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first metal tiles are disposed on one of the first surface and the second surface, the minimum pitch between adjacent two of the first metal tiles is the minimum process pitch.

2010-08-19

20100206625

Composite Circuit Board - A composite circuit board according to an embodiment of the invention includes a first circuit board having a first conductive line and a second conductive line which is longer in length than the first conductive line, and a second circuit board having a third conductive line which is electrically connected to the first conductive line and a fourth conductive line which is electrically connected to the second conductive line and is shorter in length than the third conductive line.

2010-08-19

20100206656

BALL SCREW UNIT AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS - A fitting recess portion that connects fitting holes to each other is formed in a peripheral face of a ball screw nut. A circulation member includes a pair of fitted portions that are fitted in the fitting holes, and a connecting portion that provides communication between the fitted portions. A communication groove that has an opening on the fitted end side of the connecting portion and that extends in the axial direction is formed in the connecting portion. When the connecting portion is fitted in the fitting recess portion and the opening of the communication groove formed in the connecting portion is blocked by a bottom portion of the fitting recess portion, a second path that forms a return path together with first paths formed in the fitted portions is formed.

2010-08-19

20100206675

VENTILATED DISC ROTOR - A ventilated disc rotor includes a hat portion at which the ventilated disc rotor is attached to a rotation shaft, a sliding portion formed in an annular shape and provided at a radially outer portion of the hat portion, the ventilated disc rotor being slidably held by an inner pad and an outer pad at the sliding portion so as to brake a rotation of the ventilated disc rotor and the sliding portion including an inner disc-shaped portion, an outer disc-shaped portion and a plurality of cooling fins, wherein the hat portion and the plurality of cooling fins are integrally made of a steel plate material, and the outer disc-shaped portion and the inner disc-shaped portion are formed by casting together with the plurality of cooling fins in such a way that the plurality of cooling fins integrally connects the inner disc-shaped portion to the outer disc-shaped portion.

2010-08-19

20100206679

BIDIRECTIONAL DRIVING DEVICE - A bidirectional driving device includes a ratchet wheel, a movable handle, a fixed casing, a pawl reset spring, a handle reset spring and a central shaft. The handle reset spring is in an inner hole of the ratchet wheel, A positioning column of the handle reset spring is placed in sliding slots of the movable handle and of the fixed casing. First and second pawls are disposed between the ratchet wheel and the movable handle. Tooth sections of the first and second pawls are engaged with ratchet teeth of the ratchet wheel. Positioning columns of the first and second pawls are connected with the movable handle. Bosses of the first and second pawls are placed in sliding slots of the fixed casing, each composed of two circular arc slot sections with different radius. The pawl reset spring is connected with the bosses and with the central shaft.

2010-08-19

20100206697

WALKING-BEAM CONVEYOR - A walking-beam conveyor for stepped transport of heavy objects has an upstream beam extending in a horizontal transport direction and adapted to carry a plurality of the objects. A pair of horizontally spaced upstream supports underneath the upstream beam are associated with respective vertical and horizontal upstream drives for raising the upstream beam relative to the supports, shifting the upstream beam a step downstream, lowering the upstream beam, and shifting the upstream beam a step upstream to shift the objects on the upstream downstream in steps. In accordance with the invention a downstream beam immediately downstream of the upstream beam has an upstream end juxtaposed with a downstream end of the upstream beam with a single downstream support under the downstream beam. A pivot connects the downstream end of the upstream beam to the upstream end of the downstream beam for joint synchronous vertical and horizontal movement of the two beams.

2010-08-19

20100206704

Electronic key - An electronic key includes a case having therein an internal space; a circuit board including a transmit portion for transmitting a radio wave, a control portion for outputting a control signal for instructing the transmit portion to send the radio wave and an internal switch for instructing the control portion to output the control signal; a waterproof cover for protecting the circuit board; an external switch configured to be bent when being pressed by a user; and a flexible sheet arranged between the waterproof cover and a surface of the circuit board on which the internal switch is arranged. The circuit board, the flexible sheet, the waterproof cover and the external switch are arranged in series in the internal space. The internal switch receives a press-force by the user from the external switch via the waterproof cover and the flexible sheet.

2010-08-19

20100206707

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes an operation member which includes an operation portion, a substrate which includes a switch detecting pattern and a ground pattern, and a sheet member which is disposed between the operation member and the substrate and provided with a metal piece for causing the switch detecting pattern to be electrically continuous to the ground pattern according to an operation to the operation portion, wherein the metal piece is in contact with the ground pattern, and the sheet member covers the metal piece with an insulating member in such a manner that at least a part of a surface of the metal piece is exposed.

2010-08-19

20100206722

ELECTROLYSIS APPARATUS - A unit cell of an electrolysis apparatus includes a membrane electrode assembly sandwiched between an anode separator and a cathode separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode current collector disposed on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and held against the anode separator, and a cathode current collector disposed on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane and held against the cathode separator. A protective sheet having a number of through holes defined therein is interposed between the anode current collector and the solid polymer electrolyte membrane.

2010-08-19

20100206735

Anode Assembly For Electroplating - The invention relates to an anode assembly for electroplating comprising (a) an anode body comprising soluble anode material and (b) a shielding covering at least part of the anode body and comprising a self-passivating metal electrically connected to the anode body and allowing electrolyte transport therethrough. The shielding comprises at least one layer of self-passivating metal having no openings larger than 2 mm, preferably 1 mm, in width or the shielding comprises at least two layers of self-passivating metal wherein the openings of at least one layer are at least partially covered by the metal of another layer. The invention also relates to a shielded anode basket, a method for electroplating and the use of the anode assembly and the shielded anode basket.

2010-08-19

20100206756

Rupturable and openable bubble package - A rupturable bubble package for containing a sanitized implement such as, for example, a drinking straw, a toothpick or medical instruments. The bubble package is characterized by its construction from a flexible, substantially impervious material capable of maintaining a positive pressure of air or other gaseous fluids within the package once it is sealed. The package is constructed of front, back, top and bottom panels. All of the panels are adhered to each by an application of glue. Two of the panels are adhered to each other by a weaker glue. When finger pressure is applied to an outside surface of the bubble package, the panels adhered with the weaker glue will burst open. At that location, one of panels has an extended portion thereon constituting a finger grip. When the finger grip is grasped by the fingers that applied pressure to the package, that panel may be pulled from the package to gain access to an interior of the package.

2010-08-19

20100206781

APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING POPPED CORN FROM UN-POPPED KERNELS - An apparatus is disclosed for separating popped corn from un-popped kernels. The apparatus includes a popped corn container that holds popped corn and a kernel separator located on a side of the popped corn container. The kernel separator includes a kernel separator screen with a plurality of holes, where a hole in the plurality of holes is larger than an un-popped kernel and smaller than a fully popped corn. The kernel separator also includes a reentry impedance means for impeding an un-popped kernel from entering the popped corn container through the kernel separator. The apparatus also includes a kernel container positioned outside the popped corn container and adjacent to the kernel separator such that the kernel container stores the un-popped kernel after the un-popped kernel has passed through the kernel separator. The apparatus may further include a cover container.

2010-08-19

20100206800

WATER SEPARATOR, IN PARTICULAR FOR FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEMS OF INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES IN MOTOR VEHICLES - A water separator for a fuel supply system of an internal combustion engine has a housing with an inlet and an outlet for fuel and further has a separating chamber and a collecting chamber for collecting water. The separating chamber is arranged above the collecting chamber. A separating element is arranged in the separating chamber, wherein the separating element has a first separating stage and a second separating stage. The first separating stage has a hydrophilic filter medium. An element with a plurality of through openings surrounds the hydrophilic filter medium. The element forms an outlet contour and generates downstream of the hydrophilic filter medium and the element droplets of water separated from the fuel.

2010-08-19

20100206819

FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS AND FLUID TREATMENT ARRANGEMENTS WITH FLUID TREATMENT ELEMENTS HAVING UNEVEN SURFACES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Fluid treatment arrangements and elements and methods for making and using fluid treatment arrangements and elements are disclosed. A ribbon including a permeable fluid treatment medium may be spirally wound in a plurality of windings to form a fluid treatment element having a disk-shaped body. The disk-shaped body may have first and second opposite end surfaces, e.g., an inflow surface and an outflow surface, and an outer rim. One or both of the end surfaces may be an uneven surface. At least two and as many as many as fifty or more fluid treatment elements may be positioned along a hollow core assembly. Fluid may be directed to or from the interior of the core assembly through each fluid treatment element. In each fluid treatment element, fluid flows from the inflow surface to the outflow surface generally edgewise through the permeable fluid treatment medium.

2010-08-19

20100206848

METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF A POLE PART OF A MEDIUM-VOLTAGE SWITCHING DEVICE, AS WELL AS THE POLE PART ITSELF - A method for production of a pole part of a medium-voltage switching device, and a pole part are provided. To obviate costly pressure reinforcements at least on the switching contact side of the vacuum interrupt chamber in the area of the mold core, while also achieving an optimum injection-molded result, a compensation ring is positioned, before the encapsulation process, as a separate injection-molded seal on or close to the external circumferential line of a vacuum interrupt chamber cover, between the lower cover of the vacuum interrupt chamber and the mold core. The positioned compensation ring is also encapsulated so as to remain in the encapsulation, and the mold core is then removed.

2010-08-19

20100206867

COOKING DEVICE - A cooktop includes a plurality of heaters that form a contiguous cooking zone, a power supply for the plurality of heaters with a differentiator that differentiates between a first positive heating power for a first of the plurality of heaters and a second positive heating power for a second of the plurality of heaters in a differentiated heating mode.

2010-08-19

20100206868

HEAT PUMP WITH HEAT RECOVERY - A fuel cell is provided to furnish electrical power to an HVAC&R system, and the waste heat from the fuel cell is transferred to a secondary fluid directed to flow to the climate-controlled space of a building during periods of time in which heating is required. The heat rejected by the fuel cell may be a supplemental or primary source of heat as well used for precise temperature control within the climate-controlled space of the building. A channeling assembly is used to selectively direct the fuel cell heat either to and/or away from the climate-controlled space served by the HVAC&R system. Higher energy efficiencies of the HVAC&R equipment are achieved, and the “cold blow” phenomenon is reduced or eliminated.

2010-08-19

20100206907

Dispenser Cap for a Spray Device - A dispenser cap comprising an axially moveable collar that surrounds an inner unit, the inner unit comprising a mounting ring at its bottom that is suitable for placement on a container, a cylindrical wall having a section that defines a radial outlet hole, said radial outlet hole being located towards the upper end of the inner unit, and a release trigger at the upper and of the inner unit, said collar being moveable between a raised position in which it covers the radial outlet hole and a lowered position in which it does not cover the radial outlet hole, the axially moveable collar comprising an internal structure that blocks the depression of the release trigger when the collar is in its raised position.

2010-08-19

20100206913

MEANS AND METHOD FOR FILLING BAG-ON-VALVE AEROSOL BARRIER PACKS - A bag-on-valve aerosol valve system in a container is provided. Propellant is pressure filled around the valve stem, outwardly over the stem gasket and down into the container space outside the bag. Product is filled through the valve stem into the bag. The valve stem has an exterior intermediate frusto-conical annular surface and the valve housing has an interior frusto-conical annular surface, with both surfaces engaging in annular sealing contact to block propellant access to the bag when the valve stem is deeply depressed to a first predetermined position for propellant pressure filling. A stem exterior surface indent interacts with radially-biased spring-loaded slides to lock the stem in a second less depressed predetermined position for product filling through the stem down into the bag.

2010-08-19

20100206946

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACCEPTING OBJECTS THAT ARE TO BE TRANSPORTED - There is provided a method for accepting an object that is to be transported, for purposes of being processed in a logistics system. An exemplary method comprises acquiring graphic information via optical image recognition. The exemplary method also comprises evaluating the graphic information to ascertain mailing data about the object, and transmitting and/or storing the mailing data.